| The term "genre" can be defined as the loose set of | | | | planets, impossible situations, fantastic places, intense |
| criteria for a category of composition. For movies, | | | | villains, technology etc. Ex: ET, Star Wars |
| the genres refer to various categories. Movies can be | | | | 11. Thriller: These movies include intense excitement, |
| classified into some major genres. Many of the major | | | | suspense, uncertainty, and heightened expectation. |
| genres hold the majority of popular movies, while the | | | | The thriller movies are often mix of various genres. |
| less popular genres have movies that appeal to a | | | | Ex: The Net, The Fugitive |
| smaller segment of people. Some of the major movie | | | | 12. War: War films are based on war stories. The |
| genres are: | | | | actual fighting sequences, plots, stories of military |
| 1. Action: These are the films which include high | | | | operations, POW tales are included in these films. War |
| energy, high performance activities. There are stunts, | | | | Films are often combined with other genres of films |
| fights, crisis situation etc. Its major sub-genres are | | | | action, adventure, drama, romance. Ex: We Were |
| disaster films. Ex: Air Force One | | | | Soldiers |
| 2. Adventure: These films revolve around exciting | | | | Each film genre is further classified into sub-genres. |
| stories, expeditions, and situations in difficult terrains. | | | | The films in sub-genre are the sub-classes of that of |
| These films are much similar to actions films genre. | | | | main. The Sub-genres have their own style, manner, |
| Ex: Apollo 13 | | | | stories, and plot. Some of the prominent sub-genres |
| 3. Comedy: These films contain humorous plots and | | | | are: Biographical films, 'chick' flicks, detective/mystery, |
| light-hearted moments created to make people laugh. | | | | disaster, fantasy, film noir, 'guy' films, melodramas (or |
| Ex: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | | | | 'weepers'), road films, romances, sports, supernatural, |
| 4. Crime and Gangster: These films highlight criminal | | | | and thriller/suspense films. There are also some minor |
| and gangster activities. These portray those people | | | | sub-genre films, which are categorized under each |
| who operate outside law and doing unlawful activities. | | | | main film genres. |
| Ex: Fargo | | | | There are also other types which can not be included |
| 5. Drama: They portray serious life situations and | | | | in any of the genres and form other categories. The |
| include intense characters and Settings. Ex: The | | | | non-genre based categories are children's films, family |
| Godfather | | | | films, cult films, documentary films, pornographic films, |
| 6. Epics/Historical: These films are based on historic or | | | | and silent films. |
| imagine events or on mythic, legendary, heroic figure. | | | | These classifications of films in different genres are |
| These films have mostly grand sets and appealing | | | | mainly based on international market. The audience |
| music. These are mostly high budget films. Ex: | | | | too plays an important role in movie genres. The |
| Cleopatra | | | | taste of specific segment of audiences makes the |
| 7. Horror: Horror Films are mostly designed to frighten | | | | movies on particular genres popular. Most filmmakers |
| and arouse our hidden fears about unknown and | | | | in India tend to focus on making blockbuster movies |
| dangerous things. The plots are terrifying, shocking, | | | | as they appeal to larger section of society and can |
| captivating. There are many sub-genres of horror. Ex: | | | | earn them huge profits. These blockbuster movies |
| Scream | | | | are amalgamation of songs, drama, action, and |
| 8. Musical: Musical films are those films that include | | | | romance that gives an entertainment pack to |
| songs and dance routines or these are films that | | | | audience for 3 hrs. |
| include mix of music, dance, song, and choreography. | | | | Very few genre based Indian films are seen as most |
| Ex: Saturday Night Fever, The Sound of Music | | | | of the Indian films focus on entertaining the masses. |
| 9. Romance: These are stories whose central plot is | | | | Very few films aims to cater to selected segment of |
| between two people who each want to win over | | | | society. Whereas audiences in international markets |
| circumstances and keep the love between them | | | | are more sophisticated and like to see movies based |
| alive. Ex: Casablanca | | | | on specific genres. The movie genres will also help to |
| 10. Science Fiction: These films are mostly based on | | | | choose which movie to watch and to enjoy the |
| imaginative plots, which include heroes, aliens, distant | | | | movie. |